What we call the beginning is often the endAnd to make an end is to make a beginning.The end is where we start from.

Today marks the end of the year. Some might say it’s the end of an era. Others might even go so far as to speculate that we’re looking down a long dark tunnel to the end of Life as We Know It.

Perhaps.

But maybe, just maybe, it’s also the opportunity for a new beginning. A do-over. A chance to start again.

The end is where we start from.

God knows we need a fresh start. For many people, the year 2016 has represented one long slide toward the oblivion of anything remotely resembling humanity. It’s been a year marked by mean-spirited ugliness, if not downright hatred. It’s been a year of divisiveness…